Musings on Living, Creating, and Exploring.
My first time reading Douglas Clegg. Initially drawing me in with a child being rescued/kidnapped from a cult, the story soon became laborious in its use of extended flashbacks to provide the bulk of the story. Despite the story being […]
Here’s one I don’t see much of at all online. Russe Leather by Maison Alhambra. Look at that bottle!! You don’t have to be a clone detective to figure out that this is a clone of Memo Paris Russian Leather, […]
Another one of this year’s acquisitions. Having already purchased the others in this line (Vetiver, Cedar, Yuzu), I noticed one was outstanding so took the plunge. I’m fond of amber fragrances, so didn’t think there was much to go wrong […]
I’ve got a bit of a thing for Bvlgari fragrances, but not the wallet for the real thing, so the clones really appeal to me! One of my absolute favourites is Le Gemme Ambero, but also love Man in Black […]
I was lucky enough to be in the passenger seat of the car while driving over the Britannia Terrace. It was golden hour and the view north to Snowdonia was stunning. I love the simplicity of the image, and the […]
Walking the dog in the evenings. Enchanted by the beauty of the streets at twilight.
I was previously using InspireWriter to handle all my writing. I first discovered it it in 2020 and it worked quite well for me. But with well over a year of no developer activity, and recently not being able to […]
I just finished The Taking by Dean Koontz. I first read Koontz nearly a decade ago with Phantoms. I’ve since read a handful after picking up quite a good chunk of his back catalogue for 99p each on Kindle and […]
A jaunt up the Beacons to recharge after work. The drive up was cracking in itself, but stepping out onto the Beacons and bathing in the Skylarks’ song, listening to the rush of the breeze through Hawthorn, and staring out […]
March. Normally a lovely time of year to walk. But this year, reports just came out that we had the wettest March for 30 years, and it’s not hard to see why. Several of my opportunities to go walking have […]